tragicomedy
noun
tragi·com·e·dy
ˌtra-ji-ˈkä-mə-dē 
: a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements
Examples of tragicomedy in a Sentence
The play is a tragicomedy about a man's search for love.
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Feldman’s specific style is hard to explain or neatly label though critics and viewers alike have tried to with terms like dramedy and tragicomedy.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
If that sounds less than promising, even for a deadpan Romanian slice-of-life tragicomedy, go ahead and make the mistake of skipping this one.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Feldman’s specific style is hard to explain or neatly label though critics and viewers alike have tried to with terms like dramedy and tragicomedy.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
If that sounds less than promising, even for a deadpan Romanian slice-of-life tragicomedy, go ahead and make the mistake of skipping this one.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Tragicomedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomedy. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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